Tuesday August 26, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1346
Hundred Years’ War: the military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.
The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).
Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
World War I: the German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days.
World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa

Who were born on ?

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)
Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987)
W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist
Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
Jet Black, British musician (The Stranglers)
Brett Cullen, American actor
Michael Gove, British politician
Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer

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